Below, are some of the important aspects to consider when choosing a good pair of earmuffs or an ear-warming headband, according to experts: Want more from NBC Select? Sign up for our newsletter ...

Ancient ear-wiggling muscles kick on when people strain to hear. That auricular activity, described January 30 in Frontiers in Neuroscience, probably doesn’t do much, if anything. But these ...

A new study suggests that our muscles for ear wiggling are also active when we listen with lots of effort. (Credit: BLACKDAY/Shutterstock) They wiggle, though they don’t do much else. That’s what ...